Buffalo wound

This donkey came in after being attacked by a buffalo on the farm  where he is kept. The Buffalo caused severe damage with its horn.

As you can see, he sustained a nasty wound to his thigh and perineal region (the bit just below the tail and around his bottom). 

Thankfully his owner had brought him straight to ACE, so the wound was fresh and the ACE vets were able to thoroughly clean it and suture it. Due to the location of the wound, we also had to place a drain to allow any build up of fluid to escape, and pack some swabs into the top of the wound to prevent faeces from contaminating it.

The wound all cleaned up and sutured. The white object is the drain.

 As the flap of skin involved was facing 'upwards', the blood supply to it was poor; we knew that eventually part of it would die and have to be removed, but in the meantime it acted as a good natural 'bandage' which protected the underlying structures.

His better side!!!

After several weeks of flushing, applying honey and dressing changes, the donkey was able to be sent home. All the deeper tissues have healed, and there is now just a small superficial wound which will heal over with a little bit of time.